Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 18:09:14 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: (man page || manpage) => manual page Message-ID: <20020529180914.15ab00ce.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20020529220144.GA67628@hades.hell.gr> References: <20020529214746.GA67346@hades.hell.gr> <20020529175729.23b01633.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <20020529220144.GA67628@hades.hell.gr>
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On Thu, 30 May 2002 01:01:45 +0300
Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote:
> On 2002-05-29 17:57 -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 May 2002 00:47:47 +0300
> > Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
> > > When &man.xxx.y; references are being made I prefer the style that
> > > Jeroen suggested to me a long time ago. Instead of writing:
> > >
> > > "see the foo(n) manpage"
> > >
> > > You can simply use "see foo(n)", since it should be apparent that
> > > this is a reference to a manual page. Repeating in every such
> > > place that it "is a manual page" is a bit of an overkill.
> >
> > My point here was NOT to reword things, so that we may be nicer to
> > the translators... And then reword them later, but try to get
> > all instances at the same time... I feel smacking them all right
> > now would be best, and then perhaps reword things later.
>
> The translators are going to change the translation to get rid of the
> ``manpage'' or ``man page'' stuff anyway. I don't really feel like
> supporting either one-step or two-step changes. You can do whatever
> you feel more comfortable with, or perhaps wait for someone else to
> comment on that too :)
>
> - Giorgos
>
If you take a neutral step here, then I'll change the instances now,
then hack apart the ``see blah(1) for more information'' chapter
by chapter... This way I don't really step on anyones toes (those
of the -doc list who are working on patches for things).
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